Both cash trade and milk futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange were mostly down at the start of the week. On the cash market, more barrel cheese and butter were bought and sold.
February Class III milk went down 12 cents to $17.94. March is down 20 cents to $17.81. April fell 16 cents to $18.02. May is down six cents to $18.49. From June to August, contracts range from a penny less to seven cents more.
Dry whey is now $0.32, down $0.0075. From $0.3175 to $0.3325, five trades were made.
At $1.88, Blocks are down $0.08. At $1.87, a trade was made.
Barrels up $0.0275 at $1.58. There were six sales between $1.56 and $1.58.
Butter up $0.08 $2.3525. At $2.35 and $2.3525, two sales were made.
The price of nonfat dry milk is still $1.1525. At $1.15 and $1.1525, two deals were made.
